Ponderosa High School was evacuated and searched on March 4, 2025, after a student allegedly brought an “explosive device” to school in a backpack. (Courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff’s ...

An officer at Ponderosa High School, south of Parker in the Douglas County School District, was notified at about 9:30 a.m. that a student had possibly brought a device to school in their backpack ...

The matter closed Ponderosa High School on Tuesday, March 4, and led to an evacuation of the building. Students were let back into the school at about 11:40 a.m. The juvenile was detained by law ...

A 15-year-old boy is being held on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after an explosive device found in his backpack prompted an evacuation of Ponderosa High School on Tuesday.